[Info-vax] EISNER access will be SSH-only

[Hunter Goatley]

On 1/9/2021 1:54 PM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
>
> Some people still run telnet because SSH refuses to connect if the
> cipher is too old or whatever.  Of course, it would be arguably more
> secure than telnet.

There's a reason they become unsupported....

> I understand why one wants to have both.  But saying "if you can't do it
> well, you can't do it at all" is probably the main reason the insecure
> protocols are still found. 

I understand it, too. And for local access, knock yourself out. I still 
use DECnet and TELNET locally. But for a public-facing system that has 
been a target for bots for years, there's plenty of reason for disabling 
insecure protocols.

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Hunter
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